2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's basketball
Year:	2019–20
Team:	Iowa Hawkeyes
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Coachrank:	20
Aprank:	21
Record:	23–7
Conf Record:	14–4
Hc Year:	20th
Asst Coach2:	Raina Harmon
Asst Coach3:	Abby Stamp

The 2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represents the University of Iowa during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by 20th year head coach Lisa Bluder, play their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA as members of the Big Ten Conference.^[1]

On March 12, 2020, the NCAA canceled the 2020 women's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] At the time this cancellation was announced, Iowa had yet to qualify or be selected for tournament play.

The Hawkeyes ended the year with a 23–7 record, an undefeated record on home-court (extending their streak to a total of 36 consecutive wins), and a third-place finish in the regular season in the Big Ten Conference.^[3]

Off-season

Departures

Name		Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
	10	F	6'3"			Completed college eligibility/ Declared for WNBA draft
	11	G	5'4"			Completed college eligibility
	21	F	6'2"		Minot, ND

Recruits

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Big Ten conference season|-!colspan=9 style=| Big Ten Women's Tournament

Rankings

See main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	RV									RV	22	19	18	20	17	19	18	19	21	N/A
Coaches	RV

^[4]

2020 WNBA Draft

See main article: 2020 WNBA draft.

2

14

Kathleen Doyle^[5]

Indiana Fever

See also

2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

References

• Web site: Iowa women's basketball schedule released for 2019-20 season . Linder . Jeff . August 23, 2019 . TheGazette.com . November 7, 2019.
• Web site: Women's basketball: Iowa plans to shift to 4-out attack after departure of Megan Gustafson . Linder . Jeff . August 8, 2019 . NCAA.com . The Gazette . November 7, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Iowa women's basketball: Hawkeyes complete 2019-20 schedule . Southard . Dargan . August 23, 2019 . HawkCentral.com . USA Today Network . November 7, 2019.
2. News: NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus . ESPN . March 12, 2020.
3. Web site: Rick . Brown . Lisa Bluder Sad for Seniors But Feels Good About Program’s Future . Hawkeye Nation . April 15, 2020.
4. Web site: Women's College Basketball Rankings . ESPN.com . November 7, 2019.
5. News: Akeem . Glaspie . 'You can't pass up a player like that.' What Tamika Catchings was looking for in first draft as Fever GM . The Indianapolis Star . April 18, 2020.